Shakespeare's King Lear, Starring Deadwood's Larry Cedar

Actor Larry Cedar stars in the Porters of Hellsgate production of King Lear. Cedar played opium addict Leon on the HBO series Deadwood, and is an award-winning theater vet with a long resume. Believed by many to be Shakespeare's greatest play, King Lear depicts an aging monarch's descent into madness as his family and country are torn apart by the ambition and jealousy of his children. Set against an industrial, barren landscape, this Porters production is directed by Thomas Bigley, who has chosen a militaristic style to portray this seminal tragedy.

Excellent show! I visited with my son who is 22 and my daughter 16 and they both loved the play my 16 year old was brought to tears by such an exhilarating performance by cast. I’m looking forward to another show hopefully in the near future. We...continued

Production exceeded my expectations. I side with StageScene LA's review, not the overly fussy one by Stage and Cinema. Street parking typical for LA, but I thought I overheard there's a parking lot in back.

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King Lear has divided his kingdom among his three daughters. Deceived by age and pride, he banishes his youngest daughter, blind to her devotion and the greed and cruelty of his two eldest. Lear is cast out by his eldest daughters into a raging storm and forced to keep company with fools and madmen, while Gloucester’s bastard son Edmund schemes against his half-brother Edgar. Tension mounts as sanity is lost, sight is taken, and war breaks out for control of the kingdom in the Bard’s stunning meditation on aging, family, and hysteria.

About the Ticket Supplier: The Porters of Hellsgate Theatre Co.

We are a classical theatre company based in Los Angeles, California. It is our intent to bring the work of Shakespeare and other classic authors to life here, in the City of Angels.
It is our belief that in this age of ever-changing technology, the communal experience of theatre – particularly the communion with the past inherent in every noteworthy classic – is vitally important. Ours is an art that new media can supplement but never replace.
It is the Porters’ continuing intent to bring powerful, pertinent productions of classical work to the Los Angeles theatre community. We pray you, remember the Porters…